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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in online education are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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