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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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