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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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