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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Midway Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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