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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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