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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in online learning make it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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