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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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