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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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