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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning enable students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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