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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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