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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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