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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education have empowered students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to understand these promising new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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