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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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