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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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