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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bouvet Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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