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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning have empowered students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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