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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these interesting new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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