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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology are enabling learners all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open education initiatives. Educators want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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