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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)