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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in elearning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better understand these important new open education initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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