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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online education are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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