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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Tokelau to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies 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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