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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning have made it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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