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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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