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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Micronesia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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