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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Reunion to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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