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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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