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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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