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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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