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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic educational technology make it possible for students all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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