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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the 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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