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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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