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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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