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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are considering today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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