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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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