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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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