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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic educational technology enable humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open education initiatives. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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