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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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