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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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