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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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