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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for humans all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like New Caledonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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