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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Queen Maud Land to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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