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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better understand these fascinating new open education initiatives. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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