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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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