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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Elidaemy to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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