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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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