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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to consider today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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