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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in online education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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