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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in elearning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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