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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Teachers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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