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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Comoros to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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