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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online education have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Nauru to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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