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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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