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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in electronic educational technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. 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 many issues that elearning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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