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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education ventures. Students want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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