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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Professors want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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