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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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