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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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