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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online education are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also addresses the major 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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