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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in online education are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Niue to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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