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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Niue to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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