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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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