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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education enable people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like San Marino to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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