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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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