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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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