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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to understand these promising new open education initiatives. Professors want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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