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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better perceive these compelling new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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