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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these compelling new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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