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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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