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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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