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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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