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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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