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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in electronic educational technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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