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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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