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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education have enabled students all over the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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