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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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