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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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