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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Howland Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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