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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online education technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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