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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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