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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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