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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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