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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in online education technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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