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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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