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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Marshall Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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