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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education enable learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open education ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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