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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in online classes. 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 massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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