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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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