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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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