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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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