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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this growing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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