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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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