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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online education are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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