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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the key 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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