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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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