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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are considering now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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