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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic education technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students 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 a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Monaco to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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