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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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