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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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