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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in elearning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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