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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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