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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Suriname to conduct these MOOCs? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources