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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education are enabling students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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