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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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