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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education enable students all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Marshall Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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