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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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