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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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