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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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