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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education are empowering people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major 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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