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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in electronic education technology have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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