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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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