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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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