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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Elidaemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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