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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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