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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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