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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic educational technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Andorra to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education undertakings. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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