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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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