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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning enable people in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the 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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