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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to consider now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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