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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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