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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Greece to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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