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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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