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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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