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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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