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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education are empowering learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bouvet Island to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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