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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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