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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Reunion to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also studies the key 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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