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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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