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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education are empowering people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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