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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in online learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better perceive these new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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