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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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