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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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