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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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