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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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