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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Jersey to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these important new open education endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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