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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Chad to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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