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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning have empowered learners all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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