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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic education technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Greece to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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