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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Montserrat to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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