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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Anguilla to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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