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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning enable humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Aland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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