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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The Bahamas to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education undertakings. People want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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