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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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