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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in elearning technology enable people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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