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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Wake Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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