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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic education technology have enabled learners all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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