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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these compelling new open education undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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