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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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