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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Montserrat to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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