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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online education technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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