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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning enable people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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