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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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