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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like New Caledonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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