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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. 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 ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Chad to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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