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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. 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 online MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Corporations want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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