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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education enable humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Marshall Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important 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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