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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic educational technology enable people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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