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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bellevue University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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