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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open educational initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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