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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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