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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like India to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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