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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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