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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these intriguing new open education ventures. Lecturers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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