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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Niger to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education ventures. Public servants want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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