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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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