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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in electronic education technology enable people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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