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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in elearning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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