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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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