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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning have empowered learners all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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