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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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