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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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