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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning enable learners all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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