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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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