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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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