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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johnston Atoll to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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