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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Micronesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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