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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Navassa Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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