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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these important new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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