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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education are empowering people all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like El Salvador to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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