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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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