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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online learning make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Saint Helena to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to understand these new open education initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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