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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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