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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online learning are empowering people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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