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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations must deal with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these new open education ventures. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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