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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Navassa Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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