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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Helena to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Professors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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