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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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