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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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