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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Reunion to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational initiatives. Academics want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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