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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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