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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in e-learning have empowered people all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better understand these open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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