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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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