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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these open education initiatives. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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