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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in elearning are enabling students all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Libya to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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