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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning enable humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open educational initiatives. People want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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