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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Martin to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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