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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better perceive these compelling new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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