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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning are enabling learners all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Universities want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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