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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning enable people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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