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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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