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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Navassa Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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