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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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