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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Montserrat to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to understand these new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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