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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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