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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are considering today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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