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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education enable people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are considering now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better grasp these intriguing new open education undertakings. Corporations want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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