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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to understand these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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