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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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