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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Aruba to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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