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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education technology have enabled learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these interesting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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