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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic educational technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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