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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in elearning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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