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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in elearning are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better understand these open educational experiments. People want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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