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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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