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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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