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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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