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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in learning technology enable learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also discusses 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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