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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic education technology enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Greece to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these fascinating new open education endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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