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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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