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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online education are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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