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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Educators want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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