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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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