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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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