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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online education are making it possible for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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