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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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