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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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