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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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