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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education have empowered students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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