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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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