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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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