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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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