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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in online education have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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