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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Vatican City to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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