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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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