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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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