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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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