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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like New Caledonia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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