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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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