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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online education technology enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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