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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Kingman Reef to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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