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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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