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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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