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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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