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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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