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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better understand these new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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