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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education are making it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mali to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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