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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cook Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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