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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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