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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning have provided the means for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Greece to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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