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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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