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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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