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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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