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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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