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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning technology enable students all over the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Comoros to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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