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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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