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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open education initiatives. Scientists want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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