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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Micronesia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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