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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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