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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Marshall Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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