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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in elearning enable humans all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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