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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Palau to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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