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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology have enabled people all over the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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