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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources