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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic educational technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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