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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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