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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online education technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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