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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning enable students all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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