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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in digital education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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