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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. People want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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