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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning enable learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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