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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online learning are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Martinique to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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