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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Bellevue University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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