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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Slovakia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better grasp these new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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