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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better perceive these promising new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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