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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online learning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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