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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Marshall Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the 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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