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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in elearning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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