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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bellevue University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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