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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in elearning technology enable humans in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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