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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other participants would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open education initiatives. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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