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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these important new open educational initiatives. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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