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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are considering now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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