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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also analyzes 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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