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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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