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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Academics want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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