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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in online learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Midway Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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