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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic educational technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to understand these important new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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