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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are considering today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to understand these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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