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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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