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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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