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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bellevue University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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