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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Micronesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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