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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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