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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in e-learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education undertakings. People want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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