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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses online. 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 free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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