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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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