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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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