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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education ventures. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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