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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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