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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to understand these open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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