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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Greece to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates 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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