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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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