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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in elearning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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