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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning are enabling humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education initiatives. Students want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the key 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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