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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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