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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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