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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peter I Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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