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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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