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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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