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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning technology enable learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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