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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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