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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning are empowering students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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