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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning enable students in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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