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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Monaco to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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