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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology are enabling people all over the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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