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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Howland Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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