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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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