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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology make it possible for students all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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