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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Public servants want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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