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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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