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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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