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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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