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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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