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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Grenada to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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