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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Teachers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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