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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Students want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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