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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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