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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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