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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning have empowered students all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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