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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like New Caledonia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open education endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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