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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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