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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Korea, South to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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