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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Professors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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