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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Professors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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