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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to understand these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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