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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. 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. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Tonga to conduct these massive open online courses? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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