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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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