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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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