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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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