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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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