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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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