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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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