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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in electronic education technology make it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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