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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Norfolk Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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