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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Niue to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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