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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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