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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in learning technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better understand these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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