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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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