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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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