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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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