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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online learning have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Martinique to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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