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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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