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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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