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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. 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. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Saint Lucia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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