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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology enable people all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cuba to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Scientists want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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