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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to consider today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bermuda to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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