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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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