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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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