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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Universities want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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