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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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