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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Mauritius to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also researches the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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