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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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