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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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