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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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