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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning have enabled students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mayotte to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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