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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are considering today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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