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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Wake Island to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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