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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. People want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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