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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Abkhazia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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