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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology enable humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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