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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Dominica to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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