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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Greenland to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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