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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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