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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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