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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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