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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning have empowered humans all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Navassa Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Scientists want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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