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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kingman Reef to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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