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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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