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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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