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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Norway to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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