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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bouvet Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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