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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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