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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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