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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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