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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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