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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education have empowered students in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these open education undertakings. People want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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