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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in elearning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Abkhazia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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