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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peter I Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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