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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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