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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Instructors want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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