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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Norfolk Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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