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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better grasp these new open educational ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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