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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these significant new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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