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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Baker Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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