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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better understand these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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