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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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