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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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