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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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