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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning are empowering people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Chad to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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