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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better understand these significant new open education undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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