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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Academics want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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