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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. People want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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