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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online learning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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