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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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