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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning enable humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Paraguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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