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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to understand these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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