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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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