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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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