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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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