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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Norway to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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