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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Broward College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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