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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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