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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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