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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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