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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning enable students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. People want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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