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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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