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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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