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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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