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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in elearning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Denmark to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Professors want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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