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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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