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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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