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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Students want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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