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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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