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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these MOOC courses? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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