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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online learning have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Aruba to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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