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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education have provided the means for students all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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