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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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