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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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