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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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