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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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