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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in online learning technology enable people all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these compelling new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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