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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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