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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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