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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education undertakings. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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