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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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