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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning have empowered learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like North Seattle Community College to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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