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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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