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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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