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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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