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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online education have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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