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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better grasp these promising new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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