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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in elearning technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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