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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning have enabled humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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