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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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