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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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