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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Educators want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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