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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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