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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Students want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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