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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these important new open educational undertakings. People want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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