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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are considering now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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