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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in learning technology enable students all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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