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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning have provided the means for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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