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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Howland Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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