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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these compelling new open educational undertakings. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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