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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education have enabled people all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Honduras to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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