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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better understand these new open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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