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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Reunion to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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