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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education technology enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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