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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Jersey to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open education ventures. Scientists want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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