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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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