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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these significant new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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