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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Academics want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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