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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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