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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational ventures. People want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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