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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning enable learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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