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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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