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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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