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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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