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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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