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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. People want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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