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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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