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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. People want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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