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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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