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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tonga to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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