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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning have empowered people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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