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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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