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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Educators want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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