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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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