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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Aland to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Academics want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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