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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online education are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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