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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Midway Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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