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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning have enabled people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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