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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education technology enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education ventures. Everyone wants to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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