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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better perceive these significant new open education ventures. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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