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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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