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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic educational technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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