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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Universities want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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