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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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