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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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