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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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