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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Vatican City to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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