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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are considering now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Baker Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these new open education experiments. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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