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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education have made it possible for students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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