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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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