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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning have enabled students all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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