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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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