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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better perceive these compelling new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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