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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Andorra to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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