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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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