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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education technology make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kiribati to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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