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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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