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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in elearning enable people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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