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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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