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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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