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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in elearning are enabling students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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