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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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