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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in electronic educational technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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