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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Cape Verde to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these open education initiatives. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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