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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Midway Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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