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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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