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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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