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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning have empowered people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better perceive these fascinating new open education ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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